Weekend Plans

Hey guys, I'll be in Groningen, which is a town slightly to the north of Amsterdam. I'll be there Saturday-Sunday. It's a student town and is supposed to have a cool nightlife (we'll see about that). when I told Mona (my ISN coach) that I would be going there, she said that the people there are hillbillies. Apparently when you get an hour out of the city, people suddenly become hicks (I somehow doubt that). Even funnier, when she mentioned it she said, "it's like your midwest." Hahaha. I'll let you know what the Netherlands' midwest is like. Coming up on Monday, I have a film presentation to give (on the Polanski movie we saw) on Hollywood parody. I guess I'll be starting that on Sunday. Also, I saw clips of the Oscars on youtube--it was really different this year. I've only seen bits and it felt a bit awkward. I loved seeing Hugh Jackman but the crowd seemed confused--I was confused. It's not the Tony's or the Grammy's. I don't know what to make of it. But I really liked Sean Penn's speech (surprising b/c I don't like Sean Penn). Also, when did Adrien Brody become so unappealing (I mean personality-wise)? Everything he says has a hint of asshole (I know, you'd think I'd like it, but n0, not when it's pomp asshole) I used to love that dude! Also, I can't find the clip of Tina Fey and Steve Martin presenting the award, grrrr.